Bishop Auckland (UK Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 54°39′25″N 1°40′37″W / 54.657°N 1.677°W
| Bishop Auckland | |
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| County constituency | |
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 Boundary of Bishop Auckland in County Durham. |
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 Location of County Durham within England. |
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| County | County Durham |
| Electorate | 68,501 (December 2010)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1885 |
| Member of Parliament | Helen Goodman (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | South Durham |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North East England |
Bishop Auckland is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Since 1935 it has elected Labour MPs.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency is located in the southern part of County Durham in the North East of England. It includes the whole of the former Teesdale district and parts of former Wear Valley district and the former Sedgefield borough. The constituency includes Barnard Castle, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Bishop Auckland, Shildon, Spennymoor, Tudhoe and surrounding areas.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review into parliamentary representation in County Durham, the Boundary Commission for England made very minor alterations to the Bishop Auckland seat.
The electoral wards used in the creation of the modified seat, fought at the UK general election in 2010, are;
- Byerley, Low Spennymoor and Tudhoe Grange, Middlestone, Spennymoor, Sunnydale, Thickley and Tudhoe from the former Sedgefield borough
- The former district of Teesdale
- Bishop Auckland Town, Cockton Hill, Coundon, Dene Valley, Escomb, Henknowle, West Auckland, and Woodhouse Close from the former Wear Valley district
[edit] Members of Parliament
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2010s
| General Election 2010: Bishop Auckland[3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Helen Goodman | 16,023 | 39.0 | -11.1 | |
| Conservative | Barbara Harrison | 10,805 | 26.3 | +3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Mark Wilkes | 9,189 | 22.3 | -1.3 | |
| BNP | Adam Walker | 2,036 | 4.9 | N/A | |
| Local Liberals People Before Politics | Sam Zair | 1,964 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| UKIP | Dave Brothers | 1,119 | 2.7 | -0.7 | |
| Majority | 5,218 | 12.7 | |||
| Turnout | 41,136 | 60.2 | +4.0 | ||
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2005: Bishop Auckland | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Helen Goodman | 19,065 | 50.0 | -8.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Chris Foote-Wood | 9,018 | 23.7 | +8.0 | |
| Conservative | Richard Bell | 8,736 | 22.9 | +0.2 | |
| UKIP | Margaret Hopson | 1,309 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 10,047 | 26.4 | |||
| Turnout | 38,128 | 56.5 | -0.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -8.4 | |||
| General Election 2001: Bishop Auckland | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Derek Foster | 22,680 | 58.8 | -7.1 | |
| Conservative | Fiona McNish | 8,754 | 22.7 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Chris Foote Wood | 6,073 | 15.7 | +6.4 | |
| Green | Carl Bennett | 1,052 | 2.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,926 | 36.1 | |||
| Turnout | 38,559 | 57.2 | -11.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1992: Bishop Auckland[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Derek Foster | 27,763 | 50.0 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | DR Williamson | 17,676 | 31.8 | −3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | WP Wade | 10,099 | 18.2 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 10,087 | 18.2 | +5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 55,538 | 76.5 | +2.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 1930s
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[edit] Elections in the 1920s
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| Bishop Auckland by-election, 7 February 1929 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ruth Dalton | 14,797 | 57.1 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal | Aaron Charlton Curry | 7,725 | 29.9 | −15.0 | |
| Conservative | H. Thompson | 3,357 | 13.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,072 | 27.2 | +17.0 | ||
| Turnout | 25,879 | 74.4 | −6.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +8.5 | |||
[edit] See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in County Durham
- Bishop Auckland by-election, 1929
- The town of Bishop Auckland
- Bishop Auckland Constituency labour Party Bishop Auckland
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
- ^ http://www.durham.gov.uk/PDFApproved/ParliamentaryElection2010_SoPN_BA.pdf
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
[edit] Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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